Partners in the Tribulation and Kingdom and Endurance in Jesus (a Revelation theme)

Reformed Baptist Church of Kansas City

A theme of Revelation is found in Rev 1-9, the church's -partnership in the tribulation and kingdom and endurance of Jesus.- With only one article -the-, all three elements are inseparably joined together. John was an example of the representative Christian who, on the island of Patmos, was enduring tribulation for the kingdom and its advance. And a theme in Revelation is the church advancing the kingdom through its faithful witness and refusal to compromise while enduring tribulation for the kingdom and as a characteristic of kingdom life.---This sermon uses Rev 1-9-11 to look at...-I. The Life of John ----the foundational setting and situation of John and his commission- -II. The Life in the Kingdom ----the foundation of -the tribulation-kingdom-endurance in Jesus- to Revelation and the Christian life--III. The Lord's Day----a foundation to the Christian life, as the gift and command of the Lord's Day Sabbath rest is necessary in the midst of tribulation and endurance-.